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Daniel is an Associate at Fragomen’s Silicon Valley office, where he counsels clients on employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa matters. Daniel has represented individuals, small businesses and multinational corporations across the healthcare, communications and tech industries. His experience focuses on assisting clients with immigrant visa petitions and permanent residency applications.
Prior to his current role, Daniel served as an Assistant Paralegal at Fragomen’s Silicon Valley office, where he focused on supporting the office’s legal teams in immigrant visa matters. During law school, he rejoined the Silicon Valley office, where he assisted legal teams with obtaining O-1 and EB-1 extraordinary ability visas for scientists and business professionals based on demonstrated expertise and prominence within their fields, which also included complex responses to Request for Evidence.
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- University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 2018
- University of California, Davis, B.A., 2011
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Bar Admissions: California
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
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Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
2755 Orchard Pkwy
San Jose CA 95134
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- English
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Fragomen in Silicon Valley, CA
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
2755 Orchard Pkwy
San Jose CA 95134
United States
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Languages
- English
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Fragomen in Silicon Valley, CA
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
2755 Orchard Pkwy
San Jose CA 95134
United States
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Partner Rajiv Naik highlights the importance of transparency, clear guidance and human oversight as AI use expands in UK immigration tribunals.
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Partner Chad Ellsworth discusses recent H-1B lottery changes, including salary-weighted selection and filing restrictions, and how they are influencing employer selection outcomes and hiring approaches for foreign talent.
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Senior Associate Tracey Kimberly explores the recent increase in RFEs for EB‑5 I‑526E petitions, highlighting heightened USCIS scrutiny of source-of-funds documentation—particularly in cases involving loan-based investments and property sale proceeds.
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Director Audrey Morew examines how Nordic immigration systems, while increasingly digital and efficient, can embed compliance risk earlier in the process—placing greater responsibility on employers to ensure data accuracy, internal controls and long‑term compliance from the outset.
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Partner Rick Lamanna outlines Canada’s entry requirements for the FIFA World Cup 2026, highlighting visa and eTA processes, border expectations and special measures for participants to help travelers prepare for seamless entry during the tournament.
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Partners Aaron Blumberg and Daniel Pierce discuss how a US pause on processing certain work permit applications including OPT creates uncertainty for international students and employers while early court rulings offer limited case-specific relief.
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Manager Pierangelo D'Errico explores how Italy’s Investor Visa is emerging as a strategic alternative to diminishing EU golden visa programmes, offering high‑net‑worth individuals flexible residence rights, deferred investment timing, Schengen access and a structured—though not accelerated—pathway to long‑term EU residence.
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Partner Rick Lamanna discusses Canada’s expanded citizenship by descent rules extending eligibility to potentially millions of people worldwide with only distant ancestral ties.
Awards
Fragomen is recognised in Ibec’s Top 100 Companies Leading in Wellbeing Index 2026, highlighting its commitment to employee wellbeing and a supportive workplace culture.

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